EP 2302654 B1 20111005 - A key assembly for an electronic device having one-piece keycaps and multi-touch preventing supports
Title (en)
A key assembly for an electronic device having one-piece keycaps and multi-touch preventing supports
Title (de)
Tastenanordnung für eine elektronische Vorrichtung mit einteiligen Tastenkappen und Mittel zur Verhinderung von mehreren Berührungen
Title (fr)
Ensemble de touche pour dispositif électronique doté de dessus de touches d'un seul tenant et supports de prévention multi-effleurement
Publication
Application
Priority
US 56792609 A 20090928
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2302654A1] According to one aspect, a keypad for an electronic device includes a plurality of switches and a plurality of keycaps. Each keycap has a plurality of external contact portions defining a full row of the keypad. Each external contact portion corresponds to one of the switches and includes at least one of a text-entry character and a functional character. Each of the external contact portions is movable to actuate the corresponding switch. The keypad further includes a plurality of keycap supports. Each keycap support is disposed between adjacent external contact portions. After one of the external contact portions has been moved to actuate the corresponding switch, at least one of the keycap supports engages the keycap having the one of the external contact portions to inhibit the keycap from actuating at least one of the other switches.
IPC 8 full level
H01H 13/705 (2006.01); H01H 13/704 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H01H 13/704 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 13/705 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2209/006 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2211/006 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2217/012 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2221/002 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2233/002 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2239/03 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2302654 A1 20110330; EP 2302654 B1 20111005; AT E527674 T1 20111015; US 2011073454 A1 20110331; US 2012255847 A1 20121011; US 8232485 B2 20120731; US 8383966 B2 20130226
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 10161525 A 20100429; AT 10161525 T 20100429; US 201213528160 A 20120620; US 56792609 A 20090928